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Coca-Cola and Pepsi contain minute traces of alcohol, scientific research published in France has revealed.

The revelation will cause concern among those who chose the carbonated soft drink for religious, health or safety reasons.
According to tests carried out by the Paris-based National Institute of Consumption (INC) more than half of leading colas contain the traces of alcohol.

These include the brand leaders Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola, while it is mainly only cheap supermarket versions of the drink which are alcohol-free.
‘60 Million Consumers’, the French magazine, publishes the results of the tests in its latest issue.
They suggest that the alcohol levels are as low as 10mg in every litre, and this works out at around 0.001 per cent alcohol.

But the figures will still be enough to upset the thousands of Muslims who regularly drink Cola because their religion forbids them from drinking alcohol.

Those who are teetotal and drink Coke regularly will also be worried, as will those who choose it as an alternative to alcohol when they are driving.
Of 19 colas tested, the nine which did not contain alcohol were made by brands including Auchan, Cora, Casino, Leader Price and Man U-Cola.


Ten which had traces of alcohol in them included Coca-Cola, Pepsi Cola, Coca-Cola Classic Light and Coke Zero.
Michel Pepin, scientific director for Coca-Cola France, said: ‘It is possible that traces of alcohol come from the process’ of making Coca Cola according to its secret recipe.
He insisted, however, that Coca-Cola drinks were provably ‘soft’ and recognised as such ‘by the government authorities in which they are sold’.
Mr Pepin added: ‘Furthermore, the Paris Mosque has provided us with a certificate stating that our products can be consumed by the Muslim community in line with the religious opinions of the Committee of the Mosque of Paris.’

A spokesman for Pepsi acknowledged that ‘some soft drinks can contain minute traces of alcohol because of the ingredients used,’ although ‘ the Pepsi Cola recipe does not contain alcohol ‘.

Both companies suggested that natural fruit can ferment and produce minute traces of alcohol.
Coca-Cola was invented in 1886 by the American John Pemberton and was originally patented as a medicine which could cure everything from headache to impotence.

It went on to dominate the international soft drinks market and is now a US icon sold in more than 200 countries.
However, caffeine is widely considered to be the main stimulant contained in the drink, along with vast amounts of sugar which have come to associate it with a range of health problems including obesity.

Every can of Coke contains approximately 10 teaspoons of sugar.


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[Abebpabeniemo]

lets hope this causes muslims to leave it inshAllah as cocoa cola is an evil company to begin with and the epitome of capitalism

[VotsUtegems]

coke in pak also contains alcohol? it says paris mosque provided a certificate of consumption for muslims?

[Borzopayn]

coca cola and pepsi are perfectly halal.

Can Muslims drink coca cola and Pepsi?

[arreskslarlig]

They suggest that the alcohol levels are as low as 10mg in every litre, and this works out at around 0.001 per cent alcohol.

Pretty much as halaal as Ribena and Rubicon. The Daily Mail article can be misleading.....

NB: Still a health hazard haha!

[HakTaisanip]

whats ribena and rubicon? is that sarcasm btw

[draigenia]

Did you know that even Pringles contain .00000001% alcohol.

HARAM! HARAM! HARAM!

Sorry guys, but you can't just turn everything thats halal into haram.

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TheMajlis also found this albeit 25 odd years ago : http://themajlis.net/QA-index-myqa-y...t-40.html#1450

coke in pak also contains alcohol? it says paris mosque provided a certificate of consumption for muslims?

On a side note : Reliable bros have told me this Paris Mosque Certificate is but a joke since they don't have any fixed man checking the meat, they just give out the stamps to the enterprises by "trusting" them..

[Olympicdreams]

not that i recommend anyone to take up drinking these drinks, but a minute amount of alcohol in them does not make them haram according to us hanafis. . .

the fuqaha' tend to use the position of Abu Hanifah regarding non-wine alchohol, though they attach certain conditions to it (such as it not being used to intoxicate, or as intoxicants are used).

bear in mind that one would die before having any signs of intoxication if one were to drink that amount of coke. . .

[Galsteinbok]

whats ribena and rubicon? is that sarcasm btw

Salaam. These are popular juice brands. And no it's not sarcasm.

[Badyalectlawl]

Many juices contain naturally occurring alcohols that are much higher than those found in either Coke or Pepsi. Even so, a person would probably become extremely sick and may have to be hospitalized due to drinking a lot of Pepsi or Coke before they even begin to feel intoxicated.

Also, the earlier fatwa from Mufti Ebrahim Desai (DB) shows us the Hanafi position so it should be a non-issue for Hanafis to begin with.

[FilmCriticAwezume]

its bad for your health and supports the zionists so why drink it anyway? Give the money to charity as whilst you live in luxury, bangladesh has floods, somalis have drought etc. Allahu must'aan taht we sit around with these luxuries when teh muslim world is in the emmergency state its currently in. You need your health to serve islam and you need your wealth to serve islam, instead we give it away to jews so we can "enjoy" a health hazard of a drink

[VistaULTIMATEdownloadaPro]

With every can you purchase , you tell the enemies to make one bullet for your muslim brothers & sisters. Isn't that more than enough to boycott these drinks ?

[JeremyBalll]

We can just not drink them if in doubt?

[KatoabamyHant]

everything with sugar has alcohol. "Alcoholic" beverages are made from grapes, honey, wheat, you name it. To get it "alcoholic" you have to add stuff to it most of the time it is starches like yeast or barley (not so sure on the barley) and let it undergo a chemical process. Also you have to let it ferment for awhile. Hoped I helped!

[tramadoldiscountes]

Regardless of the ingredients, the huge environmental strain on water resources, something like 30 litres of fresh water needed to make one can of coke, should make such products haraam.
People in India fought Coca Cola from setting a factory in one town, due to the dropping of the water table, leading to arsenic contamination from pumping water too close to the bedrock.
Haraam is not only the ingredients, the process and environmental effects must also be taken into consideration, one would think?

The rains would naturally replenish the wells, but industrialisation depletes vital resources that are necessary for survival faster than it can be replenished.

[Cengaeas]

Coca-Cola is ran by the Mossad and is controlled by the Zionists.

True story..............Not!!

[HaroldMY]

any authentic clear deobandi fatwa regarding this?

[erepsysoulperj]

Any product which negates the basic right for a human to drink clean water has got to be haraam?
Where water is plentiful, ok not a problem in this regard.
But where water is becoming arsenic, and millions are developing polio as a direct result of competition for resource, then can this be a halaal product?
One would have to have no heart to champion a superfluous product in these circumstances.

[Nikkkola]

any authentic clear deobandi fatwa regarding this?

???????
its urgent